Mid-South Memories: Nov. 13

The Commercial Appeal files
W.B. Pollard (back left), the Community Chest campaign president, and Emmet Joyner look on as Brown Burch, campaign chairman, writes down the campaign's new total for money raised in the annual fundraising event on Nov. 13, 1951. The campaign has a goal of $1,091,242 and has raised $830,304 to date.

Nov. 13

25 years ago: 1987

Tom Marshall, Mary Rose McCormick and Rickey Peete won seats on the City Council in a runoff election yesterday that attracted the lowest turnout in the history of the city's mayor-council form of government. The 13.6 percent turnout for the runoff was the lowest under the current form of government, with elections dating back to 1967. The previous low was 25.27 percent in the 1983 city runoff. Election Commission member Gerald Gaia said the estimated cost of the election was about $290,000, or almost $6 for each of the 50,561 votes.

50 years ago: 1962

Quarters, dimes, nickels, pennies — and even a $5 bill — mingled to get the Goodwill booths of the 27th annual Mile-O-Dimes campaign off to an encouraging start yesterday. Just how encouraging the start was on the first official day of the campaign will not be known until this morning, when contributions made at the booths are counted and banked, drive leaders said. It is known that about $35,000 will be needed in the days leading up to Christmas to fill requests for sacks of food for the needy. Norman Moore, longtime chairman of The Commercial Appeal-American Legion Christmas Basket Fund, said about 2,500 sacks will be handed out.

75 years ago: 1937

Bishop James M. Maxon will officiate tomorrow at the first Confirmation service at St. George's Episcopal Church in Germantown. The church was consecrated last Easter. The class will be presented by the minister-in-charge, the Rev. Sterling Tracy.

100 years ago: 1912

Council 616 of the Knights of Columbus last night for the first time occupied their new quarters in the YMI Hall on Washington. J.B. McNulty is the council's grand knight.

125 years ago: 1887

Last night on the street car on the Main Street line, driven by William Hall, was struck by a switch engine at Georgia and Kansas. In the accident one of the mules pulling the street car was killed and the other injured. The driver escaped with minor hurts and none of the passengers was injured.